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South Korea: Acting President accepts presidential security chief’s resignation
Seoul: South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted the resignation of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief on Friday, according to Choi’s office, amid growing conflicts over arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol, who…
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South Korea plane crash: Acting Prez declares 7 day mourning period
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok announced a national mourning period until January 4, following a devastating plane crash that claimed at least 179 lives. This marks the deadliest aviation disaster in…
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Video: South Korea plane crash: 179 dead, two rescued
Seoul: A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South Korea’s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, likely…
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28 dead as plane crash-lands at South Korean airport
Seoul: At least 28 passengers died after a plane carrying more than 170 people, caught fire on landing at the airport in southern South Korean city of Muan on Sunday, the emergency…
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South Korea: Rallies for, against President’s impeachment held 1 km apart
Seoul: Tens of thousands of people gathered downtown in the national capital here on Saturday to rally for or against the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol in the wake of his…
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South Korea sees record high in voluntary vehicle recalls by automakers in 2024
Seoul: The number of vehicles voluntarily recalled by automakers in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with nearly 80 percent attributed to domestic giant Hyundai Motor Group, traffic authorities said…
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Monthly 5G traffic in South Korea likely to surpass 1 mn TB
Seoul: The monthly mobile data traffic running on fifth-generation (5G) networks is expected to surpass 1 million terabytes for the first time this month, industry officials said on Sunday, as news viewership…
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South Korea celebrates President’s impeachment
Seoul: Thousands of citizens erupted in elation and tears on the streets nationwide on Saturday, December 14, as the National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his surprise martial…
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South Korean National Assembly impeaches President Yoon
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the country’s National Assembly on Saturday, December 14, over his botched imposition of martial law. Yoon will be suspended from his duties…
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Number of newlyweds in South Korea falls below 1 mn in 2023
Seoul: The number of newly married couples in South Korea dropped below 1 million for the first time in 2023, with nearly half without children, showed data on Tuesday. According to the…
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Telegram becomes top messaging app in South Korea amid censorship worries
Seoul: New installations of global messaging app Telegram have spiked in South Korea, data showed on Tuesday, as concerns brewed over possible media censorship following the martial law fiasco. The number of…
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South Korean PM to exercise presidential power: Speaker cries foul
Seoul: South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Sunday, December 8, that it would be a “blatant violation of the Constitution” should the Prime Minister and ruling party jointly exercise…
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US Embassy in S Korea issues emergency alert to its citizens after lifting of martial law
Seoul: The US Embassy in South Korea issued an emergency alert to its citizens on Wednesday, warning the situation is “fluid” after the lifting of martial law and advising them to take…
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South Korea declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday, December 3 accusing the opposition of being “anti-state forces” with intent on overthrowing the government amid a budget dispute in…
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North Korea launches trash balloons toward South Korea
Seoul: North Korea sent what appear to be balloons carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday, the military here said, resuming its balloon campaign after about a three-week hiatus. The Joint Chiefs…
